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Buy an Overtime Athletics Franchise

Overtime Athletics (OTA) is a youth sports franchise that runs multi-sport programs for children aged 3 to 14. The lineup covers after-school enrichment classes, SPARK classes for preschoolers aged 3 to 5, summer and holiday camps, birthday parties, leagues, clinics and neighborhood sports pods. Sports include basketball, soccer, flag football, lacrosse and tennis, taught in a non-competitive format that puts participation and sportsmanship first.

Franchisees do not run a facility. Programs take place on partners’ premises: elementary schools and parent organizations, parks and recreation departments, community associations, churches, YMCAs and private sports venues. Owners work from home inside a protected territory and staff sessions with part-time coaches who follow OTA’s curriculum.

OTA was founded in 2003, began franchising in 2016 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. It is still led by its co-founders, Chris Whelan and Chris Horich. The network spans much of the US and several Canadian provinces. Its fee model is built around a flat monthly network fee rather than a conventional percentage royalty.

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Why buy an Overtime Athletics Franchise?

For anyone looking to buy an Overtime Athletics franchise, the case starts with a lean model in a children’s enrichment category that has held up well, run by a brand with more than 20 years in after-school sports. With no lease, no build-out and little equipment, fixed costs stay small and most spending tracks program volume. Several revenue lines let an owner keep the calendar full: school-year classes, summer camps, then parties and leagues on weekends.

The network fee model stands out. Franchisor charges are largely fixed rather than tied to sales, which favors owners who build a territory out. Founder-led management, proprietary software with a coaches’ app, and repeated Entrepreneur low-cost rankings add weight to a modest-investment concept.

Overtime Athletics Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2023 data reported in the 2024 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      2003

    • Franchising Since

      2016

    • New Startup Cost

      $46,400 – $58,500

    • Avg. Resale Price

      Contact us for details
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  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $35,000

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      $5,000

      plus the franchisor's reasonable costs

    • Royalty Fee

      $585

      per month network fee, plus 2% of revenue above $250k

    • Marketing Fee

      $0

      No ad fund. Local ad spend required.

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  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      41

    • New Units Opened *

      18

    • Units Transferred *

      -6

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      Not disclosed

    * Based on 2023 data reported in the 2024 FDD
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Overtime Athletics – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Initial training through Overtime Athletics University is 6 hours of online coursework and 32 hours of classroom training, delivered mainly online by the co-founders and covering programming, safety, sales, staffing and community marketing. Franchisees receive the Franchise Portal intranet, an operations manual, the OTA curriculum, staff training videos and proprietary software with a coaches' mobile app, plus support by phone, email, webinar and territory visits. Resale buyers should confirm whether OTA University and Franchise Portal access are provided to a new owner on transfer.

  2. Ideal Owner

    No sports-industry background is required; OTA looks for business management ability and a strong customer-service attitude. The job is mostly B2B selling and relationship upkeep: pitching programs to principals, parent-teacher groups, recreation departments and camp hosts, then keeping those partners renewing. Behind that sits recruiting, scheduling and supervising part-time coaches, plus parent communication. It suits an organized, community-minded owner who enjoys working with children and takes safeguarding seriously. The franchisor does not allow absentee ownership.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Overtime Athletics was named a Top Low-Cost Franchise in Entrepreneur's 2026 Franchise 500 and ranked #37 on Entrepreneur's 2026 list of Top Franchises for Less Than $50,000. Earlier, it appeared on Entrepreneur's Top New Franchises list in 2020 and 2021. Day-to-day reputation is built school by school, so resale buyers should look at parent reviews, partner renewal rates and how the unit is regarded by local districts and recreation departments.

  4. Industry / Market

    US demand for organized youth activity is strong. The Afterschool Alliance's 2025 America After 3PM study found 22.6 million children whose parents would enroll them in an afterschool program if one were available, on top of the 7 million already enrolled. Regular sports participation among children aged 6 to 12 reached its highest level since 2015 in 2024 (Sports & Fitness Industry Association), and families spent an average of $1,016 on a child's primary sport that year (Aspen Institute Project Play). For resale buyers, school district vendor rules and local enrollment shape how much of that demand a territory captures.

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